Oscar Wilde : the works of a conformist rebel / Norbert Kohl ; translated from the German by David Henry Wilson
1989, First Edition. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #447032
ISBN: 0521324637
Physical description: x, 439 pages ; 24 cm. Contents; Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Epigonic experiments: the early poems and plays -- 2. The selfish and the selfless: the fairy-tales and stories -- 3. Personality and perfection: the lectures, Reviews and Intentions -- 4. Authority and autonomy: The Soul Man under Socialism -- 5. Culture and corruption: The Picture of Dorian Gray -- 6. Sensuality and suggestion: Salome and The Sphinx -- 7. Pathos and paradox: Lady Windermere's Fan: A Woman of No Importance -- An Ideal Husband -- 8. Propriety and parody: The Importance of Being Earnest -- 9. Apologies and accusations: De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol -- 10. Plans, sketches and fragments -- Conclusion -- List of abbreviations -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Price: €65.00